Since then, alten has written several more books in the meg series, as well as novels and screen plays across a variety of genres and topics. If you do, search no further steve alten s meg will not disappoint. Im trying to raise money to help a single mother of three who has stage 4 cancer by donating some of the proceeds of the meg 20th anniversary edition hardback only 5,000 book were printed. Steve played and coached basketball at the high school and college levels, and worked informally with legendary coach john chaney for 4 years. From the epic beginning of a trex getting its terriblelizard ass handed to itself to the absurd gastronomic defeat of the megalodon, this book keeps the action flowing at a constant rate throughout. But while investors gawk at the prehistoric creature, any even more dangerous creature is beginning to stir. Origins is free btw there wasnt really very much to this book, it is relatively short and most of the characters are a bit flat and boring. The characters are all very two dimensional, and the plot is an ongoing cliche.
A novel of deep terror, the basis for the new jason statham film out this weekend was right on the cover. Steve alten is the ny times and international bestselling author of the meg series, domain 2012 doomsday series, the loch, vostok, the shell game, goliath, the omega project, grim reaper. The saga follows jonas taylor, who, in every one of the books finds himself in a situation that involves a megalodon known as angel, her pups, or. A novel of deep terrorwas written over many late nights and weekends while steve worked a real job to support his family. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. On a topsecret dive into the pacific oceans deepest canyon, jonas taylor. Primal waters continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor. The meg author steven alten reacts to the jason statham. While critics often find fault with his works, the books continue to be popular. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia, earning his bachelors degree in physical education at penn state university, a masters degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate of education at temple university. Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. Steve alten has 38 books on goodreads with 100403 ratings. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. By steve alten in a topsecret dive into the pacific oceans deepest canyon, jonas taylor found himself facetoface with the largest and most ferocious predator.
See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Struggling to support his family of five, he decided to pen a novel he had been thinking about for years. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. There are five books in the series, with the fifth having just hit stands, and the first slated to become a major motion picture starring jason statham. From the bestselling author of the meg series comes an action packed trilogy that takes place during the four year gap between meg book 1 and the trench book 2. The major literary breakthrough of steve alten s 1997 novel meg. On a topsecret dive into the pacific oceans deepest. Ahead of the release of the meg in august, author steve alten is soon unleashing the sixth book in his mega shark series that inspired the jon turteltaubdirected film. As a book, meg was basically a michael crichtonjurassic park diss track written by a man with a doctorate in sports management. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the loch, meg, and the domain trilogy. Meg had been optioned as a motion picture before the novel had even been released and since then, author steve alten has continued to build a series that.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. Origins a short story prequel which give life to an event constantly referenced but never explained in full in meg. Origins is free btw there wasnt really very much to this book, it is relatively short and.
While the stories focus on angel, the megalodon pup that was captured at the end of book one, in survival, steve alten delves into. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. I first read steve alten s the trench meg book 2 when i was on holiday in florida in 2000 and never realised it was part of a series until the meg film was announced. The steve alten books include one of my favorite series called meg. The series is about meg, a gigantic prehistoric shark from a species known as the megalodon who has somehow survived to this day. It was the apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived a 70foot, 70,000 pound great white shark. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark.
His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. The average prehistoric meg weighs in at twenty tons and could tear apart a. Adoptanauthor is a free nationwide nonprofit program designed to excite young adults about reading and writing through the use of bestselling thrillers, heroic nonfiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, classroom phone calls, emails, and interactive websites. I may not have gone so far as to read altens entire series of meg books, but i used to have of a thing for monster and dinosaur novels, whether it. Steve alten is the author of the popular meg series, about a massive prehistoric megalodon shark awakened in the modern era. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The meg saga is a novel series by steve alten that includes meg, the trench, meg. On march 3, 2016, reported that director jon turteltaub national treasure has since been in talks to helm the movie adaptation of steve alten s meg. The meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. Order of meg books meg is a series of science fictionhorror novels by american novelist steve alten. A novel of deep terror by steve alten and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alten s books are all extensively researched, but never feel bogged down by the science, though you will learn something new on practically every page.
His work has been published in more than thirty countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curricula as part of adoptanauthor, a free teen reading program used nationwide to encourage reluctant readers. Steve alten felt so disheartened by the negative feedback of the meg. Generations, steve alten new york times bestselling author continues his terrifying series dubai. In addition to jason statham and li bingbing, the cast. Steve alten is the writer of such thrillers as meg, fathom, and the trench. Alten holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware and a doctorate in sports administration from temple university.
The transport vessel tonga is carrying a liopleurodon to the city of gold. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia and has several degrees, including a doctorate of education from temple university. An impossibility is being taken to the middle east. Steve alten teases seventh meg franchise novel, meg. Steve alten is a ny times and international bestselling author of the meg. Alten holds a bachelors degree from the pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate in sports administration from temple. Primal waters was the very first book i have ever read by this thriller author, but it certainly was not my last. Steve alten is the new york times bestselling author of meg. I decided to read the book before i saw the film which i have still not seen. Steve alten has not as of yet been nominated for any literary award. Adoptanauthor is a free nationwide nonprofit program designed to excite young adults about reading and writing through the use of bestselling thrillers, heroic nonfiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, classroom. The meg author steven alten reacts to the jason statham films trailer.
New york times bestselling author steve alten s meg. Meg author defends movie from seething trailer haters. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia, earning his bachelors in physical education at penn state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate at temple university. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. A novel of deep terror is a sciencefiction horror novel by steve alten, and was first published in july 1997. Originally brought out through the tsunami books publishing label, this would establish the series, with it being the first in the meg franchise. Steve altens meg is the best book ever written for 11. Origins was also released to coincide with the films debut. The meg 2 is pulling ideas from steven alten s other meg books. His work has been published in more than 30 countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curriculum as part of adoptanauthor, a. Special steve alten meg movie facebook fan page limited to 500 invitees.
I will give him credit that the book is action packed, and although the preface is absurd, you find yourself turning the pages pretty quickly. Nightstalkers is a thrilling adventure tome that is certain to make for a great summer read. Eighteen years have passed since angel, the megalodon shark broke free of the tanaka lagoon and returned to the mariana trench. After meg, steve alten wrote another book titled the loch, which took the same basic template and applied it to the enduring myth of the loch.
Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. Steve alten is the new york times and international bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the meg series about carcharodon megalodon, the seventyfoot, 100,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the great white shark. Ive read all the steve alten books in order for his series and a few of the standalone novels including undisclosed, and if you havent check this author yet, you definitely should. He is also the founder and director of americas nationwide adoptanauthor reading initiative. Alten holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university, a masters in. Purgatory there is also a movie set to come out august 10th 2018. Steve alten meg vostok steve alten best selling author. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the meg 2018 the horror show duration.
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